Roanoke County Public Schools will host a meeting tonight addressing the growing concerns about smartphone use and online safety among students.
Looking for a way to save? You'll be able to find kids’ clothes, toys, books, shoes, and more at the LFA Kids Consignment Sale! 🛍️
The program, hosted at Saint John’s Episcopal Church, is holding an open house Thursday night from 4 to 6 p.m. to showcase its expanded services!
Roanoke City Public Schools is hosting a grand opening of its Community Empowerment Center at Booker T. Washington, providing essential services not only for students but for the whole family.
Sisters Rosa and Porsche Calloway-Hudson share a common goal - earning their high school diplomas. They’re among the first students at The Excel Center, Roanoke’s newest adult high school, opening its doors today.
Roanoke College students will soon move back into their dorms and are ready to start the new year, but they can expect several changes, including a new major and unconventional dorm arrangements.
Centra is expanding urgent care services in Forest, adding more space and staff just as students return to classrooms and flu season ramps up.
From vision checks to sleep schedules, health experts are urging parents to prioritize their children’s wellness as students head back to school.
Roanoke City Public Schools will distribute 2,000 free school supply bags to students during its annual Back-to-School Extravaganza on Saturday at William Fleming High School.
Back-to-school season means social media is filled with proud parents posting first-day photos — but those pictures can sometimes reveal more than you realize.
Botetourt County Public Schools has reinstated random drug testing for students participating in certain extracurricular activities and those with parking passes, allocating $65,000 of its budget towards the new policy.
If you still need to get your kid vaccinated or get them their physicals for school, you can do so for free or low cost on Tuesday at the Community Empowerment Center in Roanoke.
You only get one chance to make a first impression—Roanoke students can start school confident with free haircuts Sunday, August 17, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at First Impressions Barbershop.
Back-to-school season is in full swing, and Carilion Clinic is helping kids get ready by making sure they look ready to go.
Virginia Tech researchers are leading efforts to ensure helmets provide the concussion protection promised by manufacturers.
Grayson County classrooms will be filled with students next week. They rely on the Mount Rogers Community Services Board for what is called therapeutic day treatment — a kind of intensive mental health support that helps traditional school counselors.
As students return to the classroom and families get back to routine, the issue of bullying is once again taking center stage in Virginia.
As summer winds down, students across Southwest Virginia may still be enjoying their break, but for teachers, the work has already begun.
Roanoke families, get ready to kick off the school year with style and support at the Cuts with Cops event on Saturday, Aug. 9.
School districts across Virginia have been making tweaks to their cell phone policies to align with Governor Glenn Youngkin's executive order.
Hundreds of families will receive free school supplies, haircuts, and wellness services during CHIP of Roanoke Valley’s fourth annual Back-to-School Celebration today.
More than 150 teaching positions remain unfilled across Southwest Virginia as some school districts prepare to welcome students back this week, according to a 2024 Virginia Department of Education report.
Virginia’s annual three-day sales tax holiday kicked off early Friday morning, offering shoppers in Roanoke, and across the state, a break on items ranging from classroom essentials to emergency preparedness gear.
Several students from Roanoke County Public Schools are being praised for teaming up to raise money for school supplies for kids in need.
